. >> from best-selling author, allison pataki called "sisi: empress on her own." you sent it to me in its raw form. kno what a huge fan i am of her historical autifully written. she tells a story like nobody. this woman is so fascinating in her own exactly. diana of her time and captured the love of the people and was this fashion icon, was involved in these tumultuous love the course of history. yet for some reason we don't know about her in modern days. and i think this makes for the best type of historicalthe best novel. we can crack open this really juicy, dysfunctional family saga and see this beautiful woman. >> a lot of books, and we've read your books. we wonder what part is the real thing and what part are we adding a little bit reat at saying at the end. you have history that's dramatic, this cast of the backdrop is beautiful palace, castles and world war i. >> and the hair. >> floor-length hair. you have the good from the history, you couldn't make it up. it would be too outlandish for fiction. you really can't believe it as you're reading it. and your

. >> from best-selling author, allison pataki called "sisi: empress on her own." so great to see you again. so excited for this book to be out. you sent it to me in its raw form. she knows what a huge fan i am of her historical novels. beautifully written. she tells a story like nobody. this woman is so fascinating in her own right. >> exactly. >> she had everything, but not anything that she truly wanted. >> exactly. she was known as the princess diana of her time and captured the love of the people and was this fashion icon, was involved in these tumultuous love stories, changed the course of history. yet for some reason we don't know about her in modern days. and i think this makes for the best type of historical fiction, the best novel. we can crack open this really juicy, dysfunctional family saga and see this beautiful woman. >> a lot of people read these books, and we've read your books. we wonder what part is the real thing and what part are we adding a little bit to. end. >> you have history that's dramatic, this cast of charks -- characters and the backd

. >> from best-selling author allison pataki called "sisi: empress on her own."lved in these tumultuous love stories, changed the course of history. yet for some reason we don't know about her in modern days. and i think this makes for the best type of historical fiction, the best novel. we can crack open this really juicy, dysfunctional family saga and see this beautiful woman. >> a lot of people read these books, and we've read your books. we wonder what part is the real thing and what part are we adding a little bit to. >> you're great at saying at the end. you have history that's dramatic this cast of characters and the backdrop is beautiful palace castles and world war i. >> and the hair. >> floor-length hair. you have the raw material that's good from the history, you couldn't make it up. it would be too outlandish for fiction. you really can't believe it as you're reading it. and your family is basically -- >> hungarian. pataki is a hu las name. when i go back to hungary, they still worship her. she captures the imagination. i thought i would really want t